Imperfect 44 3/4" x 103", 1988: Print by Roy Lichtenstein

  • Imperfect 44/34" x 103", 1988 is a geometric print by the artist Roy Lichtenstein

    Imperfect 44/34" x 103", 1988

    Woodcut, screenprint, and collage on Archivart 4-ply Museum Board

    Sheet: 44 13/16 x 103 in. (113.8 x 261.6 cm)

    Edition of 45; plus 14 AP, 1 RTP, 1 PPII, 3 GEL, 1 C, 7 SP

    ©The Estate of Roy Lichtenstein

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    Roy Lichtenstein’s Imperfect 44/34" x 103", 1988, from the Imperfect series, presents a bold geometric composition set against a deep black background. The print is constructed from a dynamic arrangement of triangles and angular forms, including a flat yellow square, a blue and white striped triangle and a grey triangular shape joined together on the right side of the composition. Across the centre, larger geometric forms are built from Ben-Day dots and striped sections, creating a rhythmic contrast between patterned surfaces and flat colour fields. 
     
    Executed in woodcut, screenprint and collage on Archivart 4-ply Museum Board, the work is notable for its monumental horizontal scale, measuring over two and a half metres wide. Issued in an edition of 45 with additional artist’s proofs, Imperfect demonstrates Lichtenstein’s late exploration of abstraction and geometry, where industrial precision, bold colour and graphic pattern combine to create a composition that appears deliberately irregular despite its carefully structured design.

  • "I like to pretend that my art has nothing to do with me." 

     
    - Roy Lichtenstein
    Roy Lichtenstein uses bold geometric shapes in Imperfect to structure the composition and create visual tension across the surface. Triangles, squares and angular forms intersect across the black background, forming a layered arrangement that appears deliberately irregular despite its careful design. Lichtenstein emphasises these shapes through contrasting colours and patterns, including bright yellow blocks, blue and white striped sections and fields of Ben-Day dots.